Enrique Chavez, a cherished figure in the Moorpark community, passed away on Sept. 2, at the age of 62, just a day after ...

California celebrates its 40th annual Coastal Cleanup Day on Sat., Sept. 21, and one local city got a head start by cleaning one of its own streams leading to the ocean. The City of Agoura Hills ...

The new and improved Pleasant Valley Historical Society Museum and Garden is starting to take shape. The Las Posas Road center serves as a repository of items that tell the story of the Pleasant ...

The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College will soon unveil its new $3.5 million Bengal tiger sanctuary, called Rajah’s Retreat. At 3 p.m. on Tues., Sept. 24, the community is invited to the grand opening ...

Jewish teens in the area with their shared heritage and affinity for music have a fun, social way to explore both interests at once now that the international choir, HaZamir, has started up for the ...

Camarillo resident Irma Hersel remembers the prickly spines of the cacti that used to tower in front of her grandparent’s house. The plants bear nopales, flat pads that can be eaten and are a staple ...

Despite the heat, Ventura County Animal Services successfully found homes for 77 animals during its Clear the Shelters events last week in Camarillo and Simi Valley. About 150 people braved the high ...

A state appeals court has reversed a jury’s finding that an attorney for the late Grossman Burn Center founder Dr. Richard Grossman engaged in malpractice when drafting papers doling out the late ...

The man accused of killing a Westlake High School student in 2023 is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 26 for a pre-trial conference. The conference was originally scheduled for December but was ...

Ventura County firefighters with the help of crews from multiple other agencies spent hours under a raging sun Sept. 8 rescuing a man who crawled into and got stuck in a drainage pipe in the Lake ...

Many years ago, I volunteered at a hospital. One of my duties was filling in for the floor secretary (remember, it was years ago) when she went to lunch or was on break. As part of the job, I had a ...

The nonprofit Save Open-space and Agricultural Resources is hosting a groundwater symposium Sat., Sept. 21 at Cal State Channel Islands. “Saving Water and the Family Farm” will include opening remarks ...